Some TV and film characters are SO good, you could not think about anybody else enjoying them — however what if another person did? Auditions are commonplace in Hollywood, so it is no shock different stars have been as soon as thought of for roles that later went to a different individual. From Depraved to Dune, this is a take a look at all of the actors who may have been forged:
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To begin, Amanda Seyfriend auditioned for Glinda in Depraved whereas she was filming The Dropout. “I actually bent over backward whereas enjoying the toughest function of my life,” she stated. The main function later went to Ariana Grande.
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Jennifer Lawrence may have been forged as Bella Swan in Twilight. “They turned me down instantly,” she stated. “I did not even get a callback, however my life would’ve been completely totally different.” Kristen Stewart bought the main function within the saga.
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Liam Aiken was the one American to audition for the function of Harry Potter. They in the end handed on him as a result of writer J.Okay. Rowling solely wished British actors within the movie.
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Reese Witherspoon revealed she “auditioned so arduous for Clueless and did not get it.” Alicia Silverstone was forged as Cher Horowitz.
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Jason Momoa turned down the function of Drax in Guardians of the Galaxy. “Dave [Bautista] is ideal for that function,” he stated. “It did not actually slot in my time as a result of I’ve executed so many issues the place I do not say a lot and I am coloured up and I’ve my shirt off once more.”
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Jessica Biel had fairly the story when she learn for the function of Allie Hamilton in The Pocket book. “That is one which I wished so badly. I used to be in the course of taking pictures Texas Chainsaw Bloodbath, and I auditioned with Ryan Gosling in my trailer — coated in blood,” she stated. Rachel McAdams later bought the half.
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The Star Wars franchise may have appeared utterly totally different if Leonardo DiCaprio had landed the function of Anakin Skywalker as a substitute of Hayden Christensen. “I did have a gathering with George Lucas,” he stated. “I simply did not really feel able to take that dive at that time.”
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Hailee Steinfeld was a frontrunner for Katniss Everdeen in The Starvation Video games, however Jennifer Lawrence grew to become the face of the franchise as a substitute.
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Matthew McConaughey was *this* near getting the lead function as Jack Dawson in Titanic earlier than Leonardo DiCaprio grew to become the main man. “The audition went very well,” he stated. “Nicely sufficient the place after I left I used to be being glad-handed and slapped on the again like, ‘That is what we have been on the lookout for, you bought it.'”
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Earlier than Emma Myers bought her function as Enid Sinclair, she auditioned for Wednesday Addams within the Netflix collection Wednesday. Jenna Ortega actually nails that goth lady aesthetic, and nobody else may play her BFF Enid besides Emma.
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Miles Teller was within the operating for Lucius in Gladiator II, however Paul Mescal in the end grew to become the main man.
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Nicole Kidman was set on enjoying Anna Scott reverse Hugh Grant in Notting Hill. “I wasn’t well-known sufficient, and I wasn’t proficient sufficient,” she stated. Julia Roberts later bought forged because the love curiosity within the iconic rom-com.
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Imply Ladies would not be the identical with out Lindsay Lohan, nevertheless it may have appeared utterly totally different if she bought forged as the top of the Plastics. She wished to painting Regina George, however director Mark Waters and Tina Fey insisted she play Cady. She did simply that and completely killed it.
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Talking of Imply Ladies, Rachel McAdams initially auditioned for Cady and ended up as queen bee Regina George as a substitute.
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Freddie Prinze Jr. made it to the ultimate audition to play Billy Loomis in Scream, however Skeet Ulrich grew to become our foremost man ultimately.
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Dwayne Johnson put his identify within the hat to be the star in Jack Reacher. “I went after the function, however [Tom] Cruise bought it,” he stated on X. “[It] was nice motivation for me to at all times keep hungry.”
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Jake Gyllenhaal was up for the lead function of Frodo in Lord of the Rings however the audition did not go fairly his means. With no particular traces, Jake needed to improv every part. The kicker? Nobody knowledgeable him to have an accent ready, so the half went to Elijah Wooden.
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Judd Nelson’s efficiency as dangerous boy John Bender was nearly executed by John Cusack, however he needed to drop out of Sixteen Candles as a result of manufacturing delays.
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Glen Powell was featured in Prime Gun: Maverick as Hangman, however do you know he initially auditioned for the a part of Rooster? Tom Cruise referred to as Glen to pitch the concept of Hangman after information broke about him shedding the lead function to Miles Teller. Actually, it was a win-win since each guys ended up the film.
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Lastly, Jenna Ortega revealed she auditioned for Dune when she was 15. “I believe it was Chani,” she stated. “However they weren’t saying that. Every part was very secret.” Jenna was in good firm since Zendaya ended up with the function.
Would you may have forged a special actor in a serious film or TV function? Share your ideas within the feedback!
